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jiāo

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jiāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiāo | jiao1
English translation
haughty, spirited; a wild stallion

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About jiāo

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Number of strokes

22

Traditional form

jiāo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

A proud  qiáo horse  qiáo also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of jiāo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

馬喬

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Words with jiāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
骄傲 jiāoào pride驕傲
jiāo proud jiāo
骄人 jiāo rén impressive驕人
骄阳 jiāo yáng blazing sun驕陽
骄横 jiāo hèng arrogant驕橫
戒骄戒躁 jiè jiāo jiè zào to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool戒驕戒躁
骄阳似火 jiāo yáng sì huǒ the sun shines fiercely驕陽似火
骄纵 jiāo zòng arrogant and willful驕縱
骄奢淫逸 jiāo shē yín yì decadent驕奢淫逸
骄气 jiāo qi arrogance驕氣
骄矜 jiāo jīn haughty驕矜
骄兵必败 jiāo bīng bì bài fig. pride goes before a fall驕兵必敗
骄奢淫佚 jiāo shē yín yì decadent驕奢淫佚

jiāo Decomposition & Compounds

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